Here- Pavement

Pavement is an indie band from Stockton, CA. The band formed in 1989 and disbanded in 1999 (they did tour in 2010 but no new music was written or recorded). During the 10 years there were 5 studio albums released. They were always signed with independent labels never going with a major label. There was a brush with the mainstream in 1994 with the song "Cut Your Hair" from the album Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, which became their best selling song. 

Pavement developed a large cut following and is regarded as one of the most influential bands from the 90's underground. In 2007, NME magazine ranked "Cut Your Hair" at #28 of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever. Stephen Malkmus also made Spin magazine's list of the 100 best guitarist in 2012 coming in at #38.

I remember a war of words between singer/guitarist Stephen Malkmus and Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan. Malkmus wrote about The Smashing Pumpkins and Stone Temple Pilots in the song "Range Life". Well, Billy did not take kindly to this. Billy Corgan has traded jabs with (Radiohead, Soundgarden, John Mayer, Courtney Love, Eddie Vedder etc.). Malkmus said it was not meant to be vicious but.....see previous sentence.

Getting off track here, the song I chose by Pavement is "Here". This song is from their debut album Slanted and Enchanted and one of my favorites. We can sit and debate what the song is about but what I think, everyone will take away from it what they want. "We guess, a guess is the best I'll do". 

I guess she spent her last quarter randomly 

We guess, a guess is the best I'll do, I'll do

Last time, last time is the best time

Pavement has a lot of great songs including "Stereo, Spit on a Stranger, Grounded, Cut Your Hair,  Range Life, Loretta's Scars,  Summer Babe (Winter Version), Unfair, You are a Light, Frontwards and Blackout".